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by edent 3463 days ago
> OpenPhoneOS

So it doesn't work on tablets?

Is it open to hackers?

What's an OS?

There's a reason Amazon isn't called "books.com" - definitive names rarely make for good brands. They limit your options and can carry preconceptions.

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fair points...that was just the first thing that came to my mind. Better might be something along the lines of: LibreMobile

Of course you don't want too definitive to limit your options. But what I'm criticizing is things like "Cyanogenmod" (what does green-blue have to do with it? is is some type of element?) or "Android" (is it a robot?). Apple won a lot of users simply with a simple definitive name "iPhone". And you can have definitive names that leave options open, e.g. "YouTube" or "The FaceBook".